Jason Timbuktu Diakité
Author of A Drop of Midnight
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Works by Jason Timbuktu Diakité
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The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (2021) — Translator, some editions — 1,161 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1975-01-11
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Lund, Sweden
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- Works
- 2
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- Members
- 109
- Popularity
- #178,011
- Rating
- 4.5
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 13
- Languages
- 2
I found this an interesting and thoughtful read, and respected how much Diakité was clearly working to grapple with the complexities of his family's past. (And wow, it is complex and full of trauma. For instance, in the 1950s, his grandmother sent her children, including Diakité's father, from New York City to Nigeria to be raised in what she saw as a more uplifting and Afrocentric environment—by themselves.) However, it's a little disjointed and repetitive, and I felt that Diakité rarely settled into enough of a groove to let him go deep on a topic. Still, an engaging read from an unusual perspective.… (more)